The newly-adopted UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire reflects the overwhelming call of the international community, and China calls on relevant parties to earnestly implement related resolutions of the UN Security Council and the General Assembly, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Friday.
The UN General Assembly, at an emergency special session, adopted a resolution on Thursday that demands an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and immediate access to humanitarian assistance at scale.
The resolution was adopted with 149 votes in favor, 12 votes against, and 19 abstentions.
Thursday's resolution reflects the overwhelming call of the international community, sends a strong political message, and embodies solidarity and consensus among the overwhelming majority of UN membership, said Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations.
"China's representative has fully stated China's position in his explanation of vote. I would like to reiterate that the resolution was adopted with an overwhelming majority of votes, which reflects the overwhelming call of the international community. The conflict in Gaza should not drag on any longer, and the humanitarian disaster should not continue. China calls for efforts to safeguard the authority of the international law, and earnestly implement relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and the General Assembly, so as to promote the deescalation of the situation in Gaza at an early date, and advance the comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue on the basis of the two-state solution," said Lin when asked to comment on the adoption of the UN resolution at the press briefing.
Newly adopted UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire reflects overwhelming call of int'l community: FM spokesman
Chinese President Xi Jinping's New Year message delivered on the New Year Eve has drawn positive responses from scholars and former officials from several countries, who say that the series of global initiatives proposed by Xi have provided fresh momentum for multilateralism and shared development at a time of growing uncertainty.
While the reactions touched on the broader vision outlined in Xi's New Year message, they also focused on the initiatives Xi has put forward over recent years, particularly the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative and the newly proposed Global Governance Initiative.
Highlighting the significant importance of these initiatives, they have emphasized the need for equality, inclusiveness and a fairer international order.
"We need a more just international order and a truly multilateral system. China stands almost alone today as a global force actively advancing genuine multilateralism. Therefore, these initiatives are most welcome," said Michael Schumann, chairman of the German Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade.
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab has placed the emphasis on dialogue and trust-building between civilizations.
"It is essential now more than ever to promote communication and understanding between China and the world to enhance cultural exchanges and build mutual trust. As President Xi has repeatedly emphasized, China supports principles of unity, inclusiveness and peacefulness. These values should guide our collective efforts to build bridges rather than walls," he said.
From a governance perspective, Russian scholar Ekaterina Zaklyazminskaya, head of the Center for World Politics and Strategic Analysis at the Institute of China and Modern Asia under the Russian Academy of Sciences, has viewed the Global Governance Initiative as a structured response to global challenges.
"The recently proposed Global Governance Initiative presents a comprehensive framework of ideas. It prioritizes establishing a more just international order, champions multilateralism, and upholds the principle of 'people first.' Through its concrete practices, financial assistance, and tangible support for multilateral bodies like the U.N., China has demonstrated that its commitments are substantive. China is taking tangible steps toward a fairer and more reasonable global governance system," she said.
Scholars from the Global South also have seen historical echoes in the initiatives.
"Some of the developed and developing countries have highly welcomed the Global Development Initiative, because this initiative emphasizes the need for partnerships -- partnerships that commit resources to end global poverty and pursue common and shared development. The Global Governance Initiative, in my view, echoes again the call that was made by Asian [and] African countries at the Bandung Conference in 1955 for equality, for mutual respect, for respect of territorial integrity, [and] for respect of sovereignty," said Bongani Maimele, director of international relations at South Africa's National School of Government.
"These initiatives are revolutionary in nature. They are reshaping the political philosophy of global governance. Today's world is far more complex than it was 80 years ago, and interdependence among nations has deepened. Therefore, we need new philosophical perspectives to examine our world and new models of engagement to foster a new type of international relations," said Sheradil Baktygulov, director of Kyrgyzstan's Institute of World Policy.
Int'l scholars praise Xi's initiatives, call for stronger multilateralism
